HANAU, Feb 20 — A gunman suspected of shooting nine people dead at two shisha bars in a southwestern German city has been found dead at his home, police said on Thursday. Another body was discovered at the home of the man in Hanau, a city east of the financial hub of Frankfurt where the shootings...
German special forces prepare to search an area after a shooting in Hanau near Frankfurt, Germany, February 20, 2020. — Reuters pic
HANAU, Feb 20 — A gunman suspected of shooting nine people dead at two shisha bars in a southwestern German city has been found dead at his home, police said on Thursday. Another body was discovered at the home of the man in Hanau, a city east of the financial hub of Frankfurt where the shootings happened.
“There are no indications that other suspects were involved,” police said in a statement. “One of the two dead people found is highly likely the perpetrator.” Police raised the death toll to nine after one person succumbed to injuries. Their information suggested the gunman had committed suicide at his home after fleeing in a dark car, but the motive for the attacks is unclear.newspaper said the man was a German citizen and that ammunition and gun magazines were found in his car. He had a firearms hunting licence, it added. — Reuters
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